Agni V Discussions

[Indian Tiger]

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Moscow to provide ‘seeker’ tech for Agni-V, capable of hitting target beyond 10,000 km

India is all set to join the select group of nations capable of launching nuclear strikes across continent. With Russia ready to provide the cutting-edge “seeker” technology for India’s Agni-V intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM), the country is ready to flaunt its nuclear might in a big way by year end when the ICBM will undergo its maiden launch.

The development of the ICBM had been delayed because no country was ready to provide India the crucial ‘seekers’ technology, which enables the missile to home in on the target with pinpoint precision. The ICBM will be capable of carrying nuclear payload and has a strike range of 10,000 km.

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) has indigenously developed the ‘seeker’ technology for Agni-I, Agni-II and Agni-III intermediate range missiles. But the DRDO was not in a position to develop the next stage technology and efforts to import it had been futile so far.

The breakthrough with Russia for the most critical system of the ICBM came after extensive talks between delegations of the two countries during Defence Minister AK Antony’s three-day visit to Moscow earlier this week. The Indian delegation comprised senior missile scientists of the DRDO besides others, and Moscow agreed to help New Delhi for the ICBM project, sources said.

The two sides met to review progress on various defence projects under the India-Russia Inter-Governmental Commission on Military Technical Co-operation set up a decade back. The Defence Ministers of the two countries head this body and meet once a year either in Moscow or New Delhi.

Russia, UK, the US, France and China are the only countries in the world to have ICBMs which can hit a target beyond 10,000 km. India has successfully developed intermediate range ballistic missiles capable of carrying nuclear weapons and hitting a target less than 4,000 km.

With the successful launch of the Agni-III two years back, the Indian scientists displayed their capability to even develop ICBM. However, their efforts over the last two years or so to go ahead with Angi-V launch could not progress due to non-availability of ‘seeker’ techology.


“Given discriminatory attitude against India by some advanced countries, including the US vis-à-vis sharing advanced technology over the last two decades, it was tough going for the missile project scientists till Russia agreed to come to India’s rescue,” officials said.

They said Russia was more than willing to share technical know-how with India for its missile programme and time tested defence relations between the two countries spanning more than four decades again produced positive results, sources said.

In another important development, Russia will also share its advanced GPS system for military purposes with India. The US has been reluctant to do so despite repeated assurances by Washington that it is ready to open its doors for hi-tech.

Incidentally, the other country to provide frontline technology in missiles and avionics is Israel and its sophisticated radars helped the DRDO carry out the successful test of Agni-III, sources pointed out.

Russia To Provide "Seeker" Tech For Agni-V ICBM ~ ASIAN DEFENCE NEWS

[Bl[i]tZ]

Great news! Eagerly waiting for the test of this missile.

This test will raise alarms in a lot friendly countries including US, France, UK and Russia. I hope we do a good job in explaining our position to them just like we convinced Russia.

Three cheers to Indo-Russian friendship.

Bad news for China and no news for Pakistan.

[Trucker]

BS...........

[AnGrz_Z_K_Jailer]

Great news! Eagerly waiting for the test of this missile.

This test will raise alarms in a lot friendly countries including US, France, UK and Russia. I hope we do a good job in explaining our position to them just like we convinced Russia.

Three cheers to Indo-Russian friendship.

Bad news for China and no news for Pakistan.

Mate! Bold part really unnecessary.. prepare yourself for Chinese Dragon " Ball and no ball " crises. Now he will paste all old links from his library..

regards
Jailer

[Splurgenxs]

Respect for Russia

How credible is this news source? Cus i dont wana be rejoicing for nothing.

[lepziboy]

BS...and already discussed last time here

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

Russia will not sell this to them.

[rai_kamal]

Russia will not sell this to them.

Good morning sir,will you please tell me why ??

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

Good morning sir,will you please tell me why ??

Good morning, I think they cannot be trusted, they know if they sell this to you, they will pi$$ off China.
also remember what they did to Iran over the s-300.

[Agnostic_Indian]

hey Russia is a signatory in some missile control treaty which i forgot the short form.. then how can they sell the tech ?

[tallboy123]

agni V max range 5000 not 10000Km...and BM doesnt need a seeker,they use GPS to hit the target...

A2A and SAM's use seeker..
BS n propoganda article

[lepziboy]

Good morning, I think they cannot be trusted, they know if they sell this to you, they will pi$$ off China.
also remember what they did to Iran over the s-300.

wth are you talking about.Russia can and will provide us if we need it

[PERSIAN GOD KING]

wth are you talking about.Russia can and will provide us if we need it

Did i say they could not sell it to you? Also if you're so sure just wait and see.
Read what i write first then talk $hit.

[Omega007]

hey Russia is a signatory in some missile control treaty which i forgot the short form.. then how can they sell the tech ?

Did you mean to say MTCR(Missile Technology Control Regime)??
By the way,this article was posted earlier.This is just a piece of utter BS,copied from an article by another copycat Prasu Chor Gupta.The terminal radar scene correlation system was developed by Research Centre Imarat and already operation on Agni I,II and III.Only help Russians are doing to develop the 12 channel digital GLONASS transponder as the GLONASS is their system and India can't build the transponder without the necessary source codes.

[Omega007]

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agni V max range 5000 not 10000Km...and BM doesnt need a seeker,they use GPS to hit the target...

A2A and SAM's use seeker..
BS n propoganda article

Nope,it's not completely true.BMs occationaly use a seeker for terminal guidence-the tech is called Terminal Radar Scene Correlation.It's already operational with Agni series of BMs.